Karnataka victory: BJP Chandigarh organises celebrations

On historic victory in Karnataka, Bharatiya Janata Party Chandigarh unit organised a celebration programme at Kamalam and hundreds of party activists participated in this programme. While local leaders did not always attack Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his ministers, Shah was unsparing in his criticism, including remarks like "Siddaramaiah government is not AHINDA (Kannada acronym for minorities, backward classes and Dalits) but Ahindu (anti-Hindu)". Besides thanking the voters of Karnataka for voting for the party, he also acknowledged all the North East people and the Nagas in particular residing at Bengaluru, for honouring the appeals made in the recent visit to the city as a part of the Nagaland Election Campaign team for BJP. Look at the results in Karnataka elections and impact of JD (S).

Tiwari added that according to the Supreme Court ruling, the governor must invite the party that has the majority either pre-poll or post-poll. It is being heard that he had particularly meant about the TDP leaders who criticized BJP and Modi before elections.

Political analyst Palwai Raghavendra Reddy said the Karnataka election verdict will have no impact on AP.

The revenge of the Telugus on the BJP for sidelining the promise of special status has been exhibited in the Karnataka polls where the national party is virtually in tears of having the apple but not able to eat it. In Meghalaya, the BJP won two seats and the Congress 21 but the BJP formed the government after a post-poll alliance. "See what can happen in Karnataka in a day", he said.

He alleged that the BJP will try to convince the Congress and the JDS MLAs by flexing its money power to form the government as it has a past record of forming governments through "evil means".